Gaana rolls out new social sharing features to users

Gaana Social feature will allow users to share their favorite playlists, see what songs their friends are listening to, follow their favorite artists and browse through top trends.ETtech | June 26, 2017, 07:00 IST

Music streaming service Gaana* has introduced new social sharing features that lets users share their music with their families, friends and followers.

The new Gaana Social feature will allow users to share their favorite playlists, see what songs their friends are listening to, follow their favorite artists and browse through top trends, the company said in a statement.

One can use their Facebook credentials to follow their friends, see what songs they are are listening to and discover music they love. Users can also find new friends who love music through various discovery points in the app and connect with them.

Apart from this, users can also discover music curated by editors and the Gaana network, personalized to them.

“We spent a lot of time in understanding how our users listen to music and found that they had a deep emotional desire to share their music with their friends and family in a seamless experience. Gaana Social does just that for its users, developing deeper social connections and creating content virality” said Gaana COO Prashan Agarwal.

Over the past year, Gaana has introduced new features like a Facebook messenger bot and support for various platforms like Android Auto, Amazon Fire TV and Chromecast. The company said it is now working on a voice search and play feature for its Android users.